Encrypted DNS itself is not new, it’s been around for a decade. What is changing is how it’s being deployed and made available. While some of the changes can be applauded, many of the deployments are proving to be problematic to parents, schools, and other organizations looking to create family-friendly environments for kids. What is […]
How Encrypted DNS is used to Bypass Content Filtering Services
Encryption is a mechanism by which you make things that are traditionally readable, unreadable. It’s the technology that helps keep those that should not be able to see something, from seeing something. As a security professional and privacy advocate, it’s a great thing! As a parent, or a network administrator, charged with creating family-friendly internet […]
Online Pornograhpy Ranks #2 for Reported Harmful Content on the Internet
The Reports Harmful Content (RHC) organization is a impartial dispute resolution service that works with organizations and users to report content that is deemed harmful. What is harmful is, obviously, very subjective so to address they analyzed community guidelines across multiple industry platforms and defined eight (8) content types that fit into the harmful classification: […]
Apple Makes Managing Kids Devices Easier with “Apple for Kids”
One of the most popular mobile platforms, iOS by Apple, has taken a big step forward in placing more emphasis on the tools parents have at their disposal to more easily manage their child devices with the introduction of “Apple for Kids”. Although this feature to manage a family accounts was introduced in iOS 8, many […]
Utah Passes Legislation to Restrict Content on Mobile Devices
Congrats to Utah for passing new legislation (H.B. 72) that introduces a “default-on” mechanism for pornographic content on devices sold in Utah. This bill establishes filter requirements and enforcement mechanisms for tablets and smart phones activated in the state on or after January 1 of the year following the year this bill takes effect. (Description of HB72) […]